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That's great...looks like the celexa is helping then. Keep in mind that you still need to look at data and studies to determine if avenues of care are actually functional and provide any benefits, as well as any side effects they may have. A lot of people look into naturopathy and similar...

I'm generally okay with criticism, but I also went to university and art college and do all sorts of creative things for outlets, so I picked it up as I went. When I'm feeling vulnerable, or letting my guard down because of one reason or another-I don't take it well. I get very angry, mostly...

CBD can work for some, but for others it has some poor reactions. I've seen folks it's been a lifesaver and I've seen some get twitchy, sweaty and have memory blackouts (granted they were also drinking and merely taking the oil when they felt like it, not as a prescription dose at proper times)...

I lost mine, but I later learned that it wasn't the meds. It was the crap that lead me to take them. It was the feeling awful, and slowly crawling back up. As I got better and more level, and started to have up points again, I started wanting to be creative again. It was just that I spent a long...

Let us know if it's helping. :)

So far I've had three "bad" dreams that I'm pretty sure would have been full blown nightmares-still not sure what's causing that, and I'm still off schedual. As in missing now. Sleep is still weird. First day I slept almost fifteen hours, second day I slept about four. >.< Ugh. Waiting for...

I roomed with a "creepy guy"-probably one of my worst mistakes. He had never done anything, just that creepy *ick* vibe-and fI felt bad because he wasn't attractive. I wondered if that was why I was repelled, and feeling bad about it, I agreed to accept him as a roommate. BAD move. Always...

Usually whatever is clean and comfortable. I don't have the energy to dress up that I used to have. Granted my version of dressing up was goth/punk and involved a chain belt and steel toed boots (for self defense) and a padlock on my jeans. Hypervigilance as fashion choices -.- Now I'd much...

I'm in the same situation. The plan was thaht my s/o would support me, and then I would finish my degree and support him. It didn't work out that way. In fact my life now is *NOTHING* like I expected at 20. That being said, I'm mostly content with it. My husband supports me, but I'm not high...

So, I finally had my doctor's appointment. There are parts she disagrees with (mostly she's on the same page I am)-and the results are thus: More tests (ultrasound, blood tests and exam) as well as an increase in seroquel and starting on prazosin, with my name on a list for PTSD therapy at our...

Welcome, it can sometimes help to get out of your comfort zone to a virtual space. Here we're just words on a page, but you have a secured account where you can talk about anything that's bothering behind the distance of a screen and the anonymity of a pseudonym. If you still find it...

Welcome to the wonderful wild world of PTSD. When thrown in the blender of life we come out fine. When there's no blender, we fall apart. Like others have said, it's survival mode. It's a hallmark of the PTSD experience. Unfortunately it means less stressful situations we're not so great...

No worries hon, we're here. Also-sh*tty. That's an awful thing to happen, I hope you are safe and can find a safe place to be in.

No worries. I've been getting better since the seroquel has had time to kick in, but I'm still having emotional breakthrough moments, and typing gives me time to review and edit my comments before posting them so I can be more clear. It's like having a loud neighbour in your head -sometimes...

Find something that takes almost all your concentration to do, or conversely, sleep on it, as long and as often as you need. Either way ends up the same-put the decision off. Know that you can't make a decision like that right now, and decide to make it later. Each time it comes up again, put it...

Firstly-not your fault. I understand what people are trying to say, but it can come across as victim blaming and I want you to know that that isn't the case. I think they're more trying to make you aware that being out and social is a lot more dangerous than we'd like to believe. I've been...

When I was still in my abuse situation, I hid a knife in my mattress-it was a spring mattress and I cut a slit in the side to fit it in. Eventually I stopped carrying it because I realize a good pair of steel toes are much more useful and in my abuse situation I was often too paralyzed by my...

It is entirely possible to grieve before someone passes away, especially when the illness is lingering. And to wish peace and an end to suffering is perfectly normal. I miss my MIL, but I wouldn't have wanted her to hold on with the pain she was in daily. I'm thankful that she isn't suffering...

When it comes to the internet I usually keep my location vague. I've had one person track me down, but they haven't been able to again. I've been getting sloppy lately, but it's enough unless someone is really determined, and even then, my location is still obscured. I think that keeping where...

Thanks hon. It's the only thing I can think of right now that is less scary. It's still not happy by a long stretch, but I have the terrible C in my family history, and a few other less than pleasant offerings. I'd rather it was a constant cluster of cysts than some of the other life threatening...

Thanks tons guys. I'm worn and exhausted-3 periods in about 5 weeks will do that, but it's nice to have more input. I have actually written the date it started the third time, the second was the next day from my last doctor appointment, so that will be on record. I usually am rather...

Very much what Blue said. Being a person with PTSD the need for trust is even more imperative for us. It's how we have managed to "survive" and continue to. For one reason or another every one of us has been placed in a position where we needed to survive something awful, and when it comes down...

If you have concerns, true concerns about his gaming-if it is showing an addictive pattern (avoiding sleep, eating and basic hygiene, not keeping committed social events), then you can take some steps. You need to find out if it *is* an addictive phase however. If he's only gaming four or six...

I started having the nightmares before Iwent backl on seroquel. When I was on it previously, if anything it made my (regular for me) vivid dreams occur slightly *less* often. If I'd had nightmares on seroquel before and they'd just started after I went on it, I'd already be off it and trying to...

Most "mental illness" actually does have a physical component-even if it is "only" chemical rather than tissue related. In fact pretty much everything impacts your body on a physical level, down to the food you eat and the air you breathe. I'd like a term or a push towards recognizing mental...